Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-008
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. My father's car is not as new __________yours.
A. more B. than C. with D. as
2. Our club members __________waste paper for the recycling program since last week.
A. collect B. collected C. have collected D. collecting
3. My family used to __________in a big city, but now we live in the countryside.
A. lived B. living C. live D. to live
4. __________I speak to Lan, please?
A. Could B. Can C. Should D. A&B
5. We are going__________ Hue Citadel next week.
A. to visit B. visits C. visit D. visiting
6. __________does she often go on weekends?
A. Which B. When C. Where D. What
7. Ba is only thirteen years old, so he is not __________to drive car.
A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young
8. Look! The boy __________up a ladder.
A. is climbing B. climb C. to climb D. climbing
9. __________you like to go to the movies with me tonight?
A. Do B. Would C. Could D. Can
10. Nam was born __________HCM City __________1990.
A. at/in B. on/in C. in/in D. in/at
11. If you want to see my teacher, please come__________8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
A. at B. between C. in D. among
12. They have to clean up the classroom by __________.
A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. herself
13. Ba enjoys __________jokes, but he hates__________.
A. telling/read B. reading / tell C. tell/reading D. telling/reading
14. It's safe __________medicine in locked cupboard.
A. put B. puts C. putting D. to put
15. There is a bookshelf __________the left __________the room.

28. A. likes B. like C. liked D. liking
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
29. I told Nga ____________________up too late. (not stay)
30. They said she ____________________the meaning of the words now. (learn)
31. We aren’t tall enough ____________________volleyball. (play)
32. She used to ____________________ up early. (get)
33. This question is too difficult for me____________________. (answer)
Use the given words to make sentences.
34. studying/ English/ very much/ enjoys/ she/./
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35. She/ would work/ harder/ next semester/ said / she/./
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Read the passage and answer the following questions.
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch
Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 kms long, 5 kms wide, and very, very deep. The
monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake.
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to
Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _
that person may be you!
Questions:
36. What is the monster’s name?
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37. Where does it live?
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38. Does it look like a snake?
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39. How long is the lake?
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40. How many tourists come to Loch Ness?
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